The Influence of Male Body Image in Media What is body image? Body image is how you perceive, think and feel about your body. Poor body image, and the role of the media in particular, has received a lot of press. And there is a widespread awareness of how it can contribute to eating…
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Stress Management Techniques to Manage Chronic Pain Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) based Stress Management is best known for managing symptoms associated with mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. They are the most know and evidence based strategy and you are likely to so some CBT Stress Management at your…
Men and their Mental Health Men are known for bottling things up. They frequently have thoughts such as “ I don’t want to bother others” or “its not anyone else’s business”. The problem is that this mentality is significantly contributing to Australia’s increasing rate of Mental Health issues in men (ASHW, 2012). Research has shown that…
What is Men’s Health and Why is it important? Men’s Health is about exploring the causes and factors behind what makes boys and men healthy, or not healthy, in Australian society. This Men’s Health Week, we want to ensure we are working towards engaging men in all services, including mental health services. We want to…
DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE IN FIVE AUSTRALIANS, INCLUDING ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN, LIVE WITH CHRONIC PAIN? This number is HUGE and actually increases to one in three of the older (over 65) age group. Those who experience chronic pain will know how much of an impact it can have on a person’s whole and the…
What actually happens in your First Session with a Psychologist? Tips to Help you Prepare Coming to a Psychology session for the first time can sometimes be a daunting. Just booking the appointment can be hard, let alone attending and not knowing what to expect. Let us shed some light on what happens in…
How Can I Support Someone Who Is Struggling? In today’s world, there is so much stress and pressure and unfortunately, mental illness or symptoms of mental illness are becoming all to common. We all have people who are important to us and we would do just about anything (if not anything!) for these people. It…
7 Secrets of Highly Happy Children When it comes to kids, people just don’t think about happiness enough these days. They think about success. They think in comparisons. They think about milestones, graduations and shiny trophies. What we need to think more about is what a child needs from a parent to be happy.…
Helping our children deal with scary events on the news Our thoughts go out to those affected by the senseless tragedy that occurred last week in Christchurch, New Zealand. These situations can be shocking and frightening for adults, so it is no surprise we worry about what our children think and feel about such events. They…
More Powerful Together – International Women’s Day Today is March 8 2019 – International Women’s Day, and this years campaign theme is #MorePowerfulTogether. International Women’s Day strives to build a “gender balanced world”, but what does this actually mean? International Women’s Day has historically been a day to celebrate how far the world has…